Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-21

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In nearly every instance applications for par
dons have been endorsed by the jury trying the
the officers of the court as we'll as many citizens
! may cay here that whatever my own convictions
have been. regarding the propriety of granting a
modify or suspend sentence when the jury and
the Judge who originally imposed the punish
ment have themselves deemed it too severe,
sentation of new facts to their minds. A board
Of .pardons would be valuable auxiliary in en-
ab]lng the governor to arrive at correct conclu-
have been very much, and very favorably i'm
pressed with the law passed in 1885, in the state
Of Ohio. relating to the parole of prisoners. 1t
under sentence other from that of murder in
the tirst or second degree, who has served the
minimum term provided by law for the crime of
previously convicted of felony, he may be al
lowed to go upon parole outside the building or
enclosure. but to remain in the legal custody,
any time to be taken back. Full power to re-
take and to reimprison is conferred upon the
board. To my mind there are several excellent
prisoner must have served the lesser time allot-
ted for the punishment of the crime of which he
has been convicted; in the next place he is
become an honest and industrious citizen If he
fails to meet the expectation of the authorities,
ne is liable to be retaken imprisoned and pun
if he fultills his duty and his promise, he is at
the support Of his family; During the period
must necee sarily grow into the ways of honesty,
sobriety and industry. if euch thing as reforma-
ton is at all possible in his case 1t seems to me
lint nft n 1E "a
kind. meeting as men usually will with fair suc sues
cess. the incentive to crime thereafter will be al
most If not wholly removed, and all the chances
path of rectitude which he has SO successfully
begun. So far as have been able to learn the
law has worked we'll in Ohio, although of course
the brief time which it has been in operation.
! do not think there is any phase of legislation
more worthy of the careful consideration of the
oners.: 1t is generally conceded that laws should
be reformatory 40 we'll as penal: that part of the
DESIGN of our criminal jnrispruaenceis to reform
statute. This being the case, any plan promise
ing success in the direction of reform should re-
ceive the fullest and freest investigation.
CONTAGIOUS PLEURO-PNEUAfoNIA.
In October last much excitement was created
among the farmers and cattle-owners of the ter
ritory BY report that contagious pleuro-pneu-
monia had broken out in a herd of cattle owned
examination wss made by the veterinary surgeon
of the Cattle Growers association of Montana
and by DR.. Coe. of the Morton county board of
gerous disease really existed in the herd as re-
ported. The cattle had been purchased in Chi
cage and shipped from there at about the date
of the breaking out of the disease in the stock
yards Of that city where they we're no doubt ex-
posed. The alarm created by the report resulted
in numerous inquiries from neighboring states
ing the outcome Of the epidemic. There t was
demand made upon various governors for a quar-
antine against Dakota cattle, and for while it
Looked a = II tins could scarcely be avoided
and rigorous measures be taken to stamp ont the
disease. and to this end requested the superin-
esslry orders for the confinement Of the CATTLE
or il necessary for their DETERMINATION. An ex-
animation of the animals confirmed the pre-
existing opinion that the disease was the worst
form of this cattle scourge and orders were
finally issued to kill the animals and burn them.
or bury the bodies in lime. The latter course
head were thus disposed Of. The result was s the
entire eradication of the disease. although sew
eral herds in the neighboring towns which were
GUIDED for some v weeks Kept
A detailed report Of the action ken. accom-
panied by photographs. is submitted with this
The law creating the board of health provides
for ''isolsting killing or removing any animals
affected with contagious or Infections diseases"
and snt general provision is made for the
liberty, to n direct not tina. te'' th IS
rd% the fund nneR The be paid
ions of that statute. I have preferred to leave
the question Of reimbursing tie owner Of the
to the the facts shall have
present to the proper committees statement Of
the original cost Of the cattle, and other infor-
Claim is Rnf t. s' tn IL nto
consideration the undoubted fact that n large
proportion Of the herd thus affected would, in
81! pronanlllty, have died and been loss to the
torlal authorities, but fair and just adjudica-
ton OF the claim should be made. ind I trust
fnls vii be done as soon az the business of the
BY W. j. Burlington. j. B. Burlington and j. r.
hS To- An appraisemeRt Of them vas made
Grandbury,, under direction of Dr.. Coe, and the
FOLLOWING allowance recommended:
One hundred and twenty ,earlings,
Syear-olds and s-year-olds, at S2i
Four work oxen at SIS each SO SO 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. 2s2o. 90
This allowance should be verified by facts and
Rave bepn to the
legislature TO the necessity of a general law re-
letting TO this cattle scourge. end to house bill
At the last session, but did not become a law.
The subject will he brought to your attention in
many ways.
THE CENSUS,
:, The entire expense of taking the census of
the territory amounted to S44,98S ~. The
amount allowed for the purpose by the treas
ury department an was $685. o6a9 leaving a bal
ance OF Ss4tl.5s. Three Thousand two hundred
this allowance was withheld by the department
to cover the direct tag levied in 1851 and which
!Dakota, IN common With nearly all the states.
turned 20 the territory as soon as authority can
be obtained from congress. o@'A
do not believe that money was ever more adj
want to direct attention to the fact that this cen.
sus taken 80 hurriedly and unaer discourage
ments and difficulties which it sometimes seemed
record OF tho government unquestioned and nm
disputed. will not dwell on the details Of the
vexations and annoyances which met the officers